Prompt

5-year-old Indigenous child with recurrent ear infections; grandmother present; prior clinic notes say non-compliant.

Objectives

Build rapport and invite family supports without stereotyping. [1]
Reframe “non-compliance” as access/trust barriers. [8]
Create an ear/hearing plan with practical follow-up. [12]
Offer partnership with community-controlled care and use teach-back. [8]

Paediatrics Fellowship Pro

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References4Show ledger

[1]Curtis E Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition International journal for equity in health, 2019.PMID 31727076
[8]Browne AJ Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study BMC health services research, 2016.PMID 27716261
[12]Leach AJ Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: summary of recommendations The Medical journal of Australia, 2021.PMID 33641192
[6]King M Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap Lancet, 2009.PMID 19577696

Objectives

Build rapport and invite family supports without stereotyping. [1]

Reframe “non-compliance” as access/trust barriers. [8]

Create an ear/hearing plan with practical follow-up. [12]

Offer partnership with community-controlled care and use teach-back. [8]

Paediatrics Fellowship Pro

You have read the opening of this case. The complete unit — every section and its primary-source references — is part of the Paediatrics Fellowship fellowship atlas.

References4Show ledger

[1]Curtis E Why cultural safety rather than cultural competency is required to achieve health equity: a literature review and recommended definition International journal for equity in health, 2019.PMID 31727076
[8]Browne AJ Enhancing health care equity with Indigenous populations: evidence-based strategies from an ethnographic study BMC health services research, 2016.PMID 27716261
[12]Leach AJ Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: summary of recommendations The Medical journal of Australia, 2021.PMID 33641192
[6]King M Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap Lancet, 2009.PMID 19577696

Culturally safe Indigenous child health visit — communication OSCE

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Culturally safe Indigenous child health visit — communication OSCE

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